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Tutors in Basin Pocket include fully registered and highly experienced school teachers, a Cambridge O-Level senior maths specialist, university medallists with top ATARs, seasoned K–12 tutors and mentors, psychology graduates with child development expertise, aspiring educators, and accomplished subject award-winners—many bringing practical experience from teaching support roles or leading enrichment programs for young learners.
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Sonya
Tutor Flinders View, QLD
Understand that there is many different learning styles and you may have to adjust for each student.
Staying positive, and not letting the stress of their studies hinder their performance even more. I am a patient person, and always willing to explain a concept in as many ways as possible.
I have experience and enjoy working with children.…
Strengths:
- Patient & adaptive
- Concept clarity
- Confidence builder
Subjects:
Maths
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Tisha
Tutor Karalee, QLD
I think the most important thing a tutor can do for a student is to teach them to figure out the answers on their own rather than showing them the answers. As the quote goes " Give a man a fish, and you'll feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish, and you've fed him for a lifetime." My strengths as a tutor would be the ability to break down complex…
Strengths:
- UQ Eng student
- QASMT graduate
- Adaptable comms
Subjects:
Maths
English
1st Lesson Trial
Help Your Child Succeed in Maths
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Liam
Tutor Mount Crosby, QLD
To ensure that learning is engaging, and independent but with support so that they can grow in confidence and require less assistance in their learning. Another important thing a tutor can do is ensure that the mental health of students are prioritised as this plays a large role in their enthusiasm to study and in a larger part of their life. My…
Strengths:
- Tailored lessons
- Confidence builder
- Independent learning
Subjects:
Maths
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English
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Jake
Tutor Blacksoil, QLD
1. Maintain a Supportive Environment
Supportive environments for students, when learning new skills/strategies, need to be maintained in order for the student to reach their goals.
2. Showing the Student Respect
As a tutor, you need to gain the students' respect through a range of ways, for example, giving them the chance to learn new skills…
Strengths:
- Primary Ed studies
- Patient mentor
- Reliable & flexible
Subjects:
Maths
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Danielle
Tutor Pine Mountain, QLD
Build their confidence. Listen to the students and their needs Patience. Ability to teach in a way that will benefit…
Strengths:
- Patient & supportive
- Conf boost focus
- Adapts to students
Subjects:
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English
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Timothy
Tutor Pine Mountain, QLD
As above, affirming their limitations JUST AS MUCH as their strengths - affirm, affirm, affirm! I believe the most fundamental truth is found in admitting and celebrating weakness. I would prioritise my strengths as:
- enthusiasm
- pedantic attention to detail
- strong synthesising skills and understanding across a wide range of…
Strengths:
- Customer-focused
- Reliable work ethic
- Attention to detail
Subjects:
Maths
Biology
Science
Ancient History
Modern History
Geography
English
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Rebecca
Tutor Collingwood Park, QLD
Most important things I would say would be to be encouraging and prepared. As I said students can feel discouraged sometimes, so I think being positive and patient so that they can have an open mind and have some resilience when content is hard is crucial. As a tutor I think one of my biggest strengths is that I am a student as well and have…
Strengths:
- 94+ ATAR
- Junior Dux award
- UQ Young Changemaker
Subjects:
Maths
Biology
Ancient History
Modern History
English
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Laura
Tutor Redbank Plains, QLD
Provide them different strategies that assist them in being their best learner. Patient
Kind
Reliable
Flexible with…
Strengths:
- Masters in Education
- Primary expert
- Confidence focus
Subjects:
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English
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Rajinesh
Tutor Collingwood Park, QLD
Teaching student to the student's strengths M able to help the students understand on the concept he:she does not…
Strengths:
- 3 yrs maths tutoring
- Engaging lessons
- Engineering degree
Subjects:
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Adam
Tutor Collingwood Park, QLD
The most important thing a tutor can do for a student is to instil a level of confidence. Confidence that comes the succesful understanding of mathematic concepts not only makes current studying more rewarding but aids in future development. Particularly in mathematics were new concepts are constantly introduced, such confidence allows a student…
Strengths:
- Concept clarity
- Confidence builder
- Results-driven
Subjects:
Maths
Economics
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Armaan
Tutor Bellbowrie, QLD
I think the single most important thing a tutor can do for a student is to help them develop an intrinsic passion for the content they study, and to assist them in finding methods of learning that make it easier for them to learn. I would rather not spoon-feed answers unless it is absolutely necessary, and would rather a student think critically…
Strengths:
- 99+ ATAR
- IB 42/45
- UQ Data Science
Subjects:
Chemistry
Maths
Biology
Science
Business Studies
English
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Cyrus
Tutor Redbank Plains, QLD
the most important thing a tutor can do for a student is give them confidence in a subject they had no prior confidence in my strengths as tutor range for being a very patient individual that’s very understanding to being a great explainer of concepts and…
Strengths:
- Psych student UQ
- Clear communicator
- Problem-solving
Subjects:
Maths
Biology
Science
Software Dev
Ancient History
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Geography
PDHPE
English
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Jennifer
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1) Helping students to reach their academic goals through personalised teaching, assessments and making learning fun.
2) Listen to what they have to say about school, including their achievements and struggles, and provide the necessary support.
3) Always encourage the student and comment on their genuine attempts, hard work, improvements…
Strengths:
- Academic Excellence
- 2+ yrs tutoring exp
- Grade boost avg 20%
Subjects:
Physics
Chemistry
Maths
Biology
Science
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Inside Basin PocketTutoring Sessions
Content Covered
Year 3 student Riley worked on two- and three-times tables as well as adding three two-digit numbers, connecting this to basic multiplication.
Year 8 student Sarah practised factorising algebraic expressions and reviewed fractions, including adding fractions with different denominators.
Meanwhile, Year 9 student Jake focused on unit conversions—such as metres to centimetres—and explored area and volume calculations through real-world measurement scenarios.
Recent Challenges
Ava often avoided homework booklet tasks, saying they felt repetitive, and once delayed starting by misplacing the book—this left less time for revision of key English skills like punctuation.
In Year 6 math, Ashlee struggled to finish perimeter and area work in one session; a tutor noted, "we didn't get through as much as I'd hoped," after talkative moments slowed progress.
For Isla (Year 4–5), written math working was sometimes skipped or muddled—she mixed up answers with remainders during long division and relied heavily on finger counting instead of laying out her calculations step by step.
By the end of longer lessons, attention faded noticeably, especially during word problems or multi-step operations; "She needed constant reminders near the end," one tutor observed, meaning basic mistakes crept into subtraction and multiplication.
When homework is incomplete or focus slips, opportunities to deepen understanding are missed in real time.
Recent Achievements
One Basin Pocket tutor noticed that Isla, after previously making errors on her assessment task, was able to identify and correct her own mistakes with just a little prompting—she even scored significantly higher when retaking the test.
In a recent session with Harrison (Year 10), he started out unsure about Heron's rule but ended up using an online tool independently to reach his answer and then read aloud sections of his report, correcting himself as he went.
Meanwhile, Ashlee has been working hard on spelling: she struggled at first but finished her lesson by achieving a perfect score and confidently using each word in sentences.
Local Spots for Tutoring
If you'd prefer not to have lessons at home, tutoring can also take place at a local library—such as Ipswich Libraries—or at your child's school (with permission), like Ipswich East State School.